Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
competed at the
2000 Summer Olympics in
Sydney, Australia. 435 competitors, 241 men and 194 women, took part in 238 events in 30 sports.
As of 2021, this is Russia's best ever result in terms of gold medals and the second best in terms of overall medals (after
2004).
Medalists
Results by event
Archery
The Russian men came close to winning their first medal since beginning to compete individually when they won their semifinal in the team round and tied the United States in the bronze medal match. However, in the three-arrow tie-breaker, the Americans scored a 29 to the Russians' 26 to prevent them from winning a medal.
Men
Women
Athletics
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Badminton
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Basketball
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Boxing
Canoeing
Flatwater
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Cycling
Mountain biking
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;Women
Road
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Track
Sprints
Pursuits
Time trials
Points Races
Diving
Russia competed in all of the diving events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and won two gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals.
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Equestrian
Dressage
Fencing
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Gymnastics
Artistic
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Rhythmic
Trampoline
Handball
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*Age field is age on 16 September 2000
*Position
-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back
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Judo
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;Women
Modern pentathlon
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Rowing
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Sailing
Russia competed in seven Sailing events at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but they never scored higher than 6-th.
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;Open
Shooting
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;Women
Swimming
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Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
;Women
Taekwondo
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;Women
Tennis
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;Women
Triathlon
;Women
Volleyball
Beach
;Men
Indoor
;Men's team
Head Coach:
Gennadiy Shipulin
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;Women's team
Head Coach:
Nikolay Karpol
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Water polo
;Men's team
Roman Balashov,
Dmitri Douguine,
Alexander Yerishev
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Yeryshov (russian: Александр Анатольевич Ерышов; born January 17, 1973) is a Russian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at ...
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Serguei Garbouzov,
Dmitry Gorshkov,
Yuri Yatsev,
Nikolay Kozlov,
Nikolai Maximov,
Andrei Reketchinski,
Dmitri Stratan,
Revaz Tchomakhidze
Revaz Chomakhidze (born December 15, 1973) is a Georgian water polo player who played on the silver medal squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Career
The well-built player started his water pol ...
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Marat Zakirov,
Irek Zinnourov
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;Women's team
Marina Akobiya,
Ekaterina Anikeeva,
Sofia Konukh,
Maria Koroleva,
Natalia Kutuzova,
Svetlana Kuzina
Svetlana Vladimirovna Kuzina (russian: Светлана Владимировна Кузина, born June 8, 1975) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in wate ...
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Yuliya Petrova
Yuliya Sergeevna Petrova (russian: Julia S. Petrov, born May 24, 1979 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian water polo player, who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was named ''Most Valuable Player'' at the 2000 Women's Water Polo ...
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Tatiana Petrova,
Galina Rytova,
Elena Smurova,
Elena Tokun,
Irina Tolkunova,
Ekaterina Vasilieva
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
;Men's Freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
Notes
*Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .
*International Olympic Committee (2001)
The Results Retrieved 12 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games Retrieved 20 November 2005.
*Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001)
The Results Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site
References
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